GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |